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Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the problem of three bodies' by Charles James Hargreave

Reference number: RR/3/127

Date: 02 December 1858

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Referee has been busy and has not had time to read the paper (as it is very long). He states that the points he makes about the paper may not be completely justified, due to his not reading it closely and thoroughly.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1857].

Reference number
RR/3/127
Earliest possible date
02 December 1858
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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George Biddell Airy

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George Biddell Airy, Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the problem of three bodies' by Charles James Hargreave, 02 December 1858, RR/3/127, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_127/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-on-the-problem-of-three-bodies-by-charles-james-hargreave, accessed on 05 October 2024

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